This is a great extension for Firefox, allowing you to switch between different Flash player versions. This is great considering the only other way to test Flash with different players is to uninstall your current Flash player and reinstall the one you want to test.
This extension comes with all the currently published flash player plugins (from the version 2 to the most recent 9,0,16) and allows you to easily switch from one plugin to another, or also to remove the currently installed plugin (maybe for testing the express install).
Once installed you will find the “flash switcher” icon in the Firefox statusbar at right. Click on it and a list of available options will appear.
Get it here!
November 3rd, 2008
If you find yourself in Photoshop using a certain vector item a lot (such as a logo) then consider turning it into a custom shape:
- Copy the starz logo in Illustrator. In Photoshop, paste as a Smart Object.
- With the object still selected, go to Edit > Define Custom Shape, and give it a name.
- Anytime you want to use the logo just access it using your custom shape tool!
Works for any vector shape that doesn’t have color. And in Illustrator you can save it to your library and then save out the library.
October 13th, 2008
Here are some sites that have free fonts that are pretty legible at a small size. especially on screen. All vector based. Good for Flash!
Sevenet
(bottom left of page)
Subatomic Screen
Handy
Grixel Acme 7
(then under FREE FONTS) there are more there than just this one too.
September 24th, 2008
http://www.ecodazoo.com is a great Flash site. Very well designed and has a nice environmental message on living in a more eco friendly way. I think it’s made with Papervision 3D and a lot of hard work.
September 15th, 2008
Stream live video from your mobile phone using Qik. It will then save the stream so you can share it with others. It’s really that simple. Once it’s set up you can stream video and then check it out later.
Real World Example: We’re interested in a house and now I can go through, stream the video to Qik.com and have my realtor and family members check it out. Sweet.
September 15th, 2008
Need I say more? Who knows if they were going to use it in the first place if MS didn’t sponsor the site. Go Flash!
See the full article here.
September 9th, 2008
Jacob Gube from Six Revisions has posted 28 great cheat sheets for web designers. From program shortcuts (Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc.) to hex, typography, and CSS shortcuts. Pretty much everything under the sun, located on one page.
And if you’re looking for developer cheat sheets (more CSS, HTML, JavaScript) he has those as well.
The only thing that’s missing is Flash.
September 8th, 2008
Adobe Creative Suite 4 is coming September 23rd at 12:01 A.M. (EST).
Sign up to view the live webcast here: www.adobe.com/go/somethingbrilliant
Be prepared to get your world rocked.
September 3rd, 2008
With some fancy code that you can get here, you can bring your designs to life using Flash. A little ActionScript and a little thing called parallax, you can give designs depth.
Check out the example and download fully commented code here. Enjoy!
August 29th, 2008
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